Use of Wheelchair Is a Risk Factor for Fracture in Muscular Dystrophy Patients
Results from a recent study published in the Journal of Pedriatric Orthopaedics showed full-time wheelchair use is a risk factor of first fracture among pediatric male patients with Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy. However, no correlation was found between fracture and corticosteroid use in these patient populations. Muscular…